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Description
During a pleasant stroll through the water conservation demonstration garden, visitors will see practical, first-hand examples of Oklahoma tough plant materials and landscape designs to use in their own landscapes. Signs throughout the garden help identify plants that require less outdoor water use.
The Utilities Department partnered with the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service to promote water conservation through proper outdoor watering and Oklahoma-tough landscaping. The demonstration garden will also be used as a teaching tool for workshops and seminars.
A
First
I
would
like
to
thank
the
Oklahoma
City
Utilities
Department
and
the
Oklahoma
State
University
for
choosing
Bluff
Creek
Park
to
house
their
conservation
garden
project.
The
park
visitors
now
have
something
else
to
experience
with
the
addition
of
this
conservation
garden
and
we
hope
it
will
draw
new
people
to
our
part.
A
A
In
addition,
this
garden,
we
also
benefits
the
local
ecology
through
use
of
plants
that
attract
butterflies
and
other
pollinators,
and
thanks
to
this
project,
the
parks
department
was
able
to
add
a
new
water
fountain,
which
is
behind
me
not
only
for
humans,
but
also
for
their
dogs
as
they're
walking.
So.
B
Since
2013
will
drop
conditions,
challenged
Oklahoma
waters
resources,
we
quickly
really
learned
the
value
of
water
and
everyone
across
the
state
also
learned
the
importance
of
using
water
wisely,
whether
during
the
long
hot
summer
or
during
periods
of
record
rainfall.
Water
conservation
is
important.
So,
along
with
that-
and
you
know-
maybe
it's
homeowners
or
as
business
owners.
B
So
this
Park
is
the
fourth
in
the
final
also,
we
have
one
of
OSU
Oklahoma
City,
one
with
the
Oklahoma
City
Zoo,
which
was
open
last
year,
and
they
were
also
working
with
the
married
Botanical
Gardens.
So
our
joint
efforts
are
showing
that
it's
quite
possible
to
have
beautiful
landscapes
and
still
reduce
the
amount
of
water
used
outdoors
and
indoors.
Through
this
partnership,
our
community
is
learning
better
ways
to
enjoy
the
landscaping
with
native
plants
and
plants
has
opted.
C
To
Oklahoma
as
a
child,
I
can
remember
my
uncle
preaching
conservation
to
me
and
he
would
be
so
proud
that
I'm
here
today
to
speak
about
conservation
and
so
one
of
the
things
I
noticed
in
looking
at
this
sign
a
minute
ago.
It
said
that
forty
percent
of
our
water
goes
to
outdoor
use
at
each
house.
That's
an
incredible
amount
of
water.
I
never
had
thought
about
that,
and
so
these
type
of
plants,
these
type
of
gardens,
are
what
are
going
to
be
the
future.
We
hope
for
Oklahoma,
City
and
I
can
remember.
C
C
The
funny
thing,
a
bad
thing
about
that
story
is
that
when
the
City
Council
passed
that
at
the
next
election,
I
think
for
the
City
Council
people
lost
the
election
because
they
had
voted
for
the
pipeline
and
I
find
that
story
fascinating.
But
the
point
of
it
of
all
this
is,
is
we
have
these
one
full
indigenous
plants
that
will
help
us
save
water,
and
this
joint
project
between
OSU
and
and
Marsha
slaughters
group
with
the
utility,
is
just
an
outstanding
idea.
I
want
to
congratulate
everyone.